Er-Rich Explained

Official Name:Er-Rich
Other Name:الريش
Native Name: Er-Rich
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Morocco
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Name1:Drâa-Tafilalet
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Midelt
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:25,992[1]
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:32.2583°N -4.5056°W

Er-Rich is a town in Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. Formerly part of Errachidia Province, it became part of Midelt Province in 2009.[2]

The town originally developed around a ksar on a river bank of Oued Ziz on the plains between the mountains, and was an important fortress in previous times.

The town of Er-Rich once boasted a small church and a synagogue; the latter had been in use till the end of the sixties, when the Jewish community started leaving the town.

The secret Tazmamart prison was located near the town.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoHive - Morocco extended population statistics . 2016-07-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212828/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/morocco_ext.aspx . 2016-03-03 .
  2. http://www.sgg.gov.ma/BO/bulletin/Fr/2009/BO_5744_Fr.pdf Décret 2-09-319, Bulletin officiel du Royaume du Maroc
  3. Web site: Mémoire: Réhabilitation du bagne de Tazmamart . 2023-07-24 . www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma . fr.